Investigation Reports (Aircraft) Home > PUBLICATIONS - Investigation Reports (Aircraft) Aircraft Accident and Serious Incident Reports The objective of the investigation conducted by the Japan Transport Safety Board in accordance with the Act for Establishment of the Japan Transport Safety Board and with Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation is to determine the causes of aircraft accidents and serious incidents and damage incidental to aircraft accidents, thereby preventing future accidents and incidents, and reducing damage. It is not the purpose of the investigation to apportion blame or liability. The English versions of these reports are translations of the Japanese original investigation reports. The text in Japanese versions shall prevail in the interpretation of the reports.The English versions of these reports have been translated and issued by the JTSB for reference purposes only. Not all investigation reports published by the JTSB are available in English. Year of Occurrence: 2025 / 2024 / 2023 / 2022 / 2021 /2020 / 2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016 / 2015 / 2014 / 2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001- 2025 Date of Occurrence Date of Publication Accident/ Serious Incident Occurrence Category Phase of Flight Operator Type of Aircraft Aircraft registration number Location of Occurrence Report 2025.07.02 2025.10.30 Serious Incident EXTERNAL LOAD RELATED OCCURRENCES MANEUVERING Shin Nihon Helicopter Co., Ltd. Aerospatiale AS332L1 (Rotorcraft) JA6686 Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture 2025.04.12 2026.05.28 Accident UNDERSHOOT/OVERSHOOT LANDING Privately owned Glaser-Dirks DG-400 (Motor Glider, Single-Seater) JA2316 Kitami Agricultural Airfield (Skyport Kitami), Kitami City, Hokkaido 2025.03.20 2026.02.19 Serious Incident ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT LANDING Privately owned PIPER PA-28RT-201T JA4128 Oshima Airport, Tokyo Metropolis 2025.03.15 2025.10.30 Accident EXTERNAL LOAD RELATED OCCURRENCES MANEUVERING Tohoku Air Service, Inc. Eurocopter AS332L1 (Rotorcraft) JA332T Kawasaki Town, Shibata County, Miyagi Prefecture Top of this page 2024 Date of Occurrence Date of Publication Accident/ Serious Incident Occurrence Category Phase of Flight Operator Type of Aircraft Aircraft registration number Location of Occurrence Report 2024.10.27 2025.10.02 Accident RUNWAY EXCURSION LANDING Privately owned Cessna 172P JA4098 Semine Operation Site, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture 2024.10.26 2026.02.19 Accident COLLISION WITH OBSTACLE(S) DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDING, CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO OR TOWARD TERRAIN LANDING Nagano Gliding Association Alexander Schleicher ASK21 (Glider, Two-Seater) JA21YP Near Naganoshi Glider Site, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture 　　 2024.10.10 2025.08.28 Serious Incident EXTERNAL LOAD RELATED OCCURRENCES MANEUVERING Shin Nihon Helicopter Co., Ltd. Bell 412EP (Rotorcraft) JA6412 Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture 2024.08.12 2025.07.31 Accident SYSTEM/COMPONENT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION (NON-POWERPLANT) TAXI,TAKEOFF Atlas Air Inc. Boeing 747-400F N404KZ Narita International Airport 　　 2024.08.08 2025.10.30 Serious Incident RUNWAY INCURSION LANDING Academic Corporate Body Hiratagakuen Eurocopter EC135P2+(Rotorcraft) JA824H On the runway at Kobe Airport, Hyogo Prefecture 　　 2024.08.05 2026.04.23 Serious Incident RUNWAY EXCURSION LANDING SKYNET ACADEMY Co., Ltd. Cessna 172S JA01DC Ryugasaki Airfield, Ibaraki Prefecture 2024.07.28 2025.12.18 Serious Incident SYSTEM/COMPONENT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION (NON-POWERPLANT) EN ROUTE privately owned Agusta A109E (Rotorcraft) JA02KG over Yachiyo Town, Yuki County, Ibaraki Prefecture 2024.07.20 2025.04.24 Accident BIRD LANDING Oriental Air Bridge Co., Ltd. Bombardier DHC-8-402 JA858A Tsushima Airport, Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture 2024.07.14 2025.02.20 Accident ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT LANDING Corporation Alexander Schleicher ASK13 (Glider, Two-Seater) JA2469 at Kitami District Temporary Operation Site, Hokkaido Prefecture 2024.07.07 2025.06.26 Serious Incident ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT LANDING Corporate body Cessna 172P JA4101 Fukushima City Temporary Operation Site, Fukushima Prefecture 2024.06.05 2024.09.26 Accident RUNWAY EXCURSIONT LANDING Privately owned Piper PA-28-151 JA3712 Yoron Airport, Kagoshima prefecture 　　 2024.05.31 2025.08.28 Accident ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT LANDING Academic Corporate Body HIRATAGAKUEN Textron Aviation G58 JA212H Kobe Airport, Hyogo Prefecture 　　 2024.05.25 2025.04.24 Accident GLIDER TOWING RELATED EVENTS INITIAL CLIMB Kyushu Institute of Technology Alexander Schleicher ASK13 (Glider, Two-Seater) JA2189 Ubuyama Village, Kumamoto Prefecture 2024.05.15 2025.08.28 Serious Incident ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT LANDING Privately owned SOCATA TB21 JA4022 Fukui Airport, Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture 2024.05.05 2025.07.31 Serious Incident ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT LANDING Privately owned Grob G109B (Motor Glider, Two-Seater) JA2416 Fukushima City Temporary Operation Site, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture 2024.04.12 2025.08.28 Accident EXTERNAL LOAD RELATED OCCURRENCES MANEUVERING Shin Nihon Helicopter Co., Ltd. Aerospatiale AS332L1 helicopter JA6686 Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City,Shizuoka Prefecture 2024.04.01 2026.03.26 Accident TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER EN ROUTE Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. Boeing 787-8 JA843J about 150 km southeast of Narita International Airport 2024.03.20 2025.02.20 Accident WIND SHEAR OR THUNDERSTORM APPROACH All Nippon Airways, Co., Ltd. Boeing 787-9 JA891A east-southeast of Narita International Airport 2024.02.17 2025.06.26 Serious Incident EXTERNAL LOAD RELATED OCCURRENCES MANEUVERING Saitama Disaster Prevention Air Squadron Agusta AW139 JA03FD Honda Airport, Saitama Prefecture 2024.02.01 2026.03.26 Accident TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER EN ROUTE All Nippon Airways, Co., Ltd. Boeing 787-9 JA899A east-southeast of Narita International Airport 2024.01.28 2025.07.31 Serious Incident RUNWAY EXCURSION LANDING Honda Airways Co., Ltd. Honda Aircraft HA-420 JA924H Oita Airport 2024.01.02 2025.12.25 Accident (2nd Interim) Japan Coast Guard/Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. Bombardier DHC-8-315/Airbus A350-941 JA722A/JA13XJ Haneda International Airport, Tokyo 2024.01.02 2024.12.25 Accident (Interim) Japan Coast Guard/Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. Bombardier DHC-8-315/Airbus A350-941 JA722A/JA13XJ Haneda International Airport, Tokyo Top of this page 2023 Date of Occurrence Date of Publication Accident/ Serious Incident Occurrence Category Phase of Flight Operator Type of Aircraft Aircraft registration number Location of Occurrence Report 　　 2023.12.18 2025.11.20 Accident ABRUPT MANEUVER, CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO OR TOWARD TERRAIN, LOSS OF CONTROL-INFLIGHT MANEUVERING Takumi Enterprise Helicopter & Airplane Co., Ltd. Robinson R44 JA01CG JPD Kyoto Operation Site in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture 　　 2023.11.19 2025.10.30 Accident ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT, FUEL RELATED TAKEOFF NPO Hanyu Soaring Club Diamond Aircraft HK36R Super Dimona (Motor Glider, Two-Seater) JA36HK Hanyu Glider Port, Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture 2023.10.07 2025.01.30 Serious Incident ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT, LOSS OF CONTROL-GROUND LANDING Privately owned Christen Industries A-1 JA4083 Hida Airpark (Operation Site), Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture 2023.09.29 2024.07.25 Accident EXTERNAL LOAD RELATED OCCURRENCES MANEUVERING SHIKOKU AIR SERVICE CO., LTD. Bell 412EP (Rotorcraft) JA6977 Daisen Town, Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture 2023.09.17 2025.04.24 Serious Incident ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT LANDING Privately owned Cessna 172P JA4059 Bibai City Farm Road Airfield, Hokkaido Prefecture 2023.08.14 2025.02.20 Accident ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT LANDING Honda Airways Co., Ltd. Hawker Beechcraft G58 JA51HA Oita Airport, Oita Prefecture 2023.07.20 2024.06.27 Serious Incident ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT LANDING Asahi Airlines Co., Ltd. Textron Aviation G58 JA58GC Yao Airport 2023.07.20 2024.06.27 Serious Incident RUNWAY INCURSION APPROACH China Postal Airlines LLC Boeing 737-800 B-5156 Kansai International Airport 2023.07.14 2024.08.29 Serious Incident FUEL RELATED APPROACH Okayama Air Service Co. Ltd. Cessna 172R JA10AZ Near Kohnan Airfield, Okayama City 2023.07.12 2025.03.27 Serious Incident FUEL RELATED EN ROUTE Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. Boeing 767-300 JA614J south-southwest of New Chitose Airport 2023.07.03 2025.01.30 Serious Incident EXTERNAL LOAD RELATED OCCURRENCES MANEUVERING Shin Nihon Helicopter Co., Ltd. Aerospatiale AS332L1 JA6686 in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture 2023.06.20 2025.07.31 Serious Incident RUNWAY INCURSION TAXI, APPROACH Takumi Enterprise Co., Ltd.,Okayama Air Service Co., Ltd. Robinson R44,Cessna 172R JA01CG,JA10AZ Kohnan Aerodrome 2023.06.16 2024.10.31 Accident FIRE/SMOKE (NON-IMPACT) STANDING Privately owned Cessna T303 JA5309 Naha Airport 2023.06.15 2024.05.30 Accident EXTERNAL LOAD RELATED OCCURRENCES MANEUVERING Aero Asahi Corporation Aerospatiale AS332L1 (Rotorcraft) JA9678 Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture 2023.05.22 2023.12.21 Serious Incident NAVIGATION ERRORS LANDING Aero Asahi Corporation Aerospatiale AS355F2 (Rotorcraft) JA6718 Chubu Centrair International Airport 2023.05.03 2025.02.20 Accident LOSS OF CONTROL-INFLIGHT, LOW ALTITUDE OPERATIONS LANDING Privately owned R22 Beta(Rotorcraft) JA7875 Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture 　　 2023.04.18 2025.10.30 Accident LOSS OF CONTROL-INFLIGHT, LOW ALTITUDE OPERATIONS LANDING Japan Coast Guard Textron Aviation 172S JA395A Usa City, Oita Prefecture 2023.04.09 2025.07.31 Accident LOSS OF LIFTING CONDITIONS EN ROUTE EN ROUTE, UNCONTROLLED DESCENT Privately owned PZL-Bielsko SZD-55-1 JA2502 Naganohara Town, Agatsuma County, Gunma Prefecture 2023.03.02 2025.06.26 Accident LOSS OF CONTROL-INFLIGHT LANDING All Nippon Helicopter Co. Ltd. Eurocopter EC 135 T2 JA37NH Okayama Airport 2023.01.25 2024.09.26 Accident LOSS OF CONTROL-GROUND TAXI All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Boeing 767-300 JA603A Narita International Airport 2023.01.21 2024.01.25 Serious Incident ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT LANDING Nagano Gliding Association PZL-Bielsko Model SZD-51-1 Junior(Glider, Single-Seater) JA2524 Naganoshi glider site, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture 2023.01.07 2025.04.24 Accident EVACUATION, SECURITY RELATED TAXI Jetstar Japan Co., Ltd. Airbus A320-232 JA14JJ Chubu Centrair International Airport 2023.01.07 2023.11.30 Accident TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER EN ROUTE Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. Boeing 737-800 JA307J Over near the sea about 80 km east-northeast of Miyazaki Airport Top of this page 2022 Date of Occurrence Date of Publication Accident/ Serious Incident Occurrence Category Phase of Flight Operator Type of Aircraft Aircraft registration number Location of Occurrence Report 2022.12.26 2023.08.31 Accident ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT, LOSS OF CONTROL-INFLIGHT APPROACH Japan General Aviation Service Co., Ltd. (JGAS) Cirrus SR20 JA01TC On Runway at Amakusa Airfield, Kumamoto Prefecture 2022.12.12 2023.11.30 Serious Incident RUNWAY INCURSION APPROACH SGC Saga Aviation Co., Ltd. Cessna 172P JA4121 Saga Airport 2022.12.10 2023.08.31 Accident BIRD APPROACH Okayama Air Service Co., Ltd.(OAS) Cessna 172R JA123R At an altitude of about 150 ft (45 m) about 0.5 nm (900 m) west of Kohnan Aerodrome, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture 2022.11.28 2024.08.29 Accident EXTERNAL LOAD RELATED OCCURRENCES MANEUVERING Shikoku Air Service Co., Ltd. Bell 412EP (ROTORCRAFT) JA6977 Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture 2022.11.07 2023.03.30 Accident MEDICAL LANDING Japan Air Commuter Co., Ltd. ATR 72-212A JA06JC A runway at Kagoshima Airport 2022.10.26 2025.06.26 Accident MEDICAL EN ROUTE Privately owned Scheibe SF28A Tandem Falke JA2177 Takayama city, Gifu Prefecture 2022.10.24 2024.02.29 Serious Incident EXTERNAL LOAD RELATED OCCURRENCES MANEUVERING Nakanihon Air Co., Ltd. Eurocopter AS 350 B3 JA02AH Ono City, Fukui Prefecture 2022.10.18 2023.10.26 Serious Incident ABNORMAL RUNWAY CONTACT TAKEOFF Asahi Airlines Co., Ltd. Cessna 172S JA80AP Yao Airport 2022.10.15 2023.12.21 Serio…